The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
Supreme judicial Court.

c. w WALTON, JusrleH PRESIDING.

j. ID. PULslfEB, Reporter.
L f. DANroRIn, County Attorney.
IENAs VAUGHAN, Sheriff.
IPedReScldy Dee 23.-Alonso l.. Fuller
exr. VS.. Stephen l.. Mayo Case to re-
cover damages for signing in blank and
allowing to be issued bogus town order
by the hands of J. NJ. skinner. The de
PENDANT and Skinner are both selectmcu
of st. Adams, and this is one of a scrirs
of town orders of about $4,000, which
skinner applied to the payment of his
own debts. Mr.. Stewart appears for de-
PENDANT and demurs to the suciency of
the declaration; he says it is Il common
custom for select men to sign such orders
in blank and to trust their fellows.
Judge Walton intimated that in his
opinion such a custom was better hunored
in the breach than in the observance, and
oNerruled the demurrer. The case Will
90 to the law court on Mr.. Stewart eN-
ceptions, where the law in all these St.
Adams cases will be settled.
1hWSday, Dec 30-State vs.. William
q Cookson. Indictment for larceny Of
a horse on the 10th Of September, lss3.
Plea guilty. The prisoner was allowed
to recognize for his appearance without
surety, the reason being that he had al
ready completed term in state prison Oh
another Indictment since this larceny,
that he behaved well in prison and learned
a trade. If he behaves well lie will not
be sentenced on this indictment.
Saturday, J0n I, ISS7.-Susan +.
Emery vs.. Lewis Fish. Breach of
promise of marriage. Both parties are
residents of St Adams, she now 81 and
he A, The courtship commenced in the
fall Of 1878, when he was 36 a wdowcr
with two children, and She 30 some years
a school teacher, and consisted of sittn@s
up much often, and late, in her fathers
parlor when she was at home, and of let
tiers when she was in Massachusetts. hers
signed Sue and his Lev till the last
series respectfully under the full name.
The letters We're all presented and put in
on both sides, Mr.. Stewart reading his
letters and Mr.. Merrill hers, alternately,
some 50 and more on each side and occu-
pied full day in reading, his first dated
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prove his express promise to marry he
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marry her, that such was the law pu
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promise expressed in word, that an eN'
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